Kasich ducks tea party challenge

Mainstream Republicans were prepared for primary battle for Statehouse

10:48 AM,
Jan. 30, 2014

Written by

Chrissie Thompson
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday officially escaped the threat of a primary challenge from the tea party when Youngstown veterinarian Donald Allen decided not to pursue a run for governor.

"It basically isn't coming together because it continues to be one obstacle after another," tea party leader Tom Zawistowski told The Cincinnati Enquirer. Tea partiers aligned with Zawistowski had recruited Allen this month to run. Allen did not respond to messages left at his office or sent via email.

Still, for Republican leaders seeking to hold on to their party, both in Ohio and across the U.S., the ...